IT is not quite the battle dress he will wear for his world super-middleweight unification clash against Mikkel Kessler, but it shows that Carl Froch means business.

Carl Froch poses as character Kratos from the playstation game God of War

I can’t wait to get in the ring to face Kessler in what I promise will be a memorable night for British boxing

Carl Froch

Froch became a ‘god of war’ for a day yesterday as he posed in full armoury for the launch of the new PlayStation game of that title.

But it will be the ‘Viking Warrior’ in Kessler on May 25 at the O2 Arena in London that will be the main cause for concern for Froch who started training a fortnight ago.

Froch, who snatched the IBF belt from previously unbeaten Lucian Bute last year, will be hoping to add on Kessler’s WBA crown.

He said: “I can’t wait to get in the ring to face Kessler in what I promise will be a memorable night for British boxing. Our first fight was a barnstormer, but this one will be better, with me getting revenge.”